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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: From .DWG to LazyCam to Mach3 Turn - Natural Progression

« on: January 20, 2008, 04:23:01 AM »

Hi Tony,

thanks for your help last weekend. I can now see what you mean my adding a line to indicate stock size. With the help I even managed to create a half decent Gcode file. As you said, it is Beta software and it did a few funnies but much better than I ever had.

Cheers

Anton

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: From .DWG to LazyCam to Mach3 Turn - Natural Progression

« on: January 13, 2008, 02:32:16 AM »

Hi Chip,

It depends on the type of pen but 12.75mm is about as big as I like to go.

Regards

Anton

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: From .DWG to LazyCam to Mach3 Turn - Natural Progression

« on: January 12, 2008, 11:15:27 PM »

Hi Tony,

I am into the pen making hobby. Most of most of my pens are turned by hand on a wood lathe but sometimes I require a few or more pens to be exactly the same.

All my turning is done on a mandrill and the stock is to the correct length when it goes onto the mandrill. All I need to do now is turn the profile.

I have attached a pic of the lathe with the stock on the mandrill. The stock is exactly 53mm long and that is the correct finished size.

I have also attached a profile done inn QCAD. LazyC converts the file OK and Mach3 cuts the profile. When I try to draw in the stock all goes ape. The stock diameter is 20mm.

Thanks for having a look.

Anton

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: From .DWG to LazyCam to Mach3 Turn - Natural Progression

« on: January 12, 2008, 04:49:59 AM »

Hi Tony,

Thanks for the help. Things are getting better but still not getting it to do what I want.

I will fiddle a bit more to-night and see how I go.

Anton

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: From .DWG to LazyCam to Mach3 Turn - Natural Progression

« on: January 10, 2008, 04:59:08 AM »

Thanks Tony,

That helped me as well. Now I can at least cut in the direction I want to.

I still have not managed to do multiple cuts to get to size. When I post my G code it cuts the profile perfect but only one cut.

Any idea how I tell it what the stock size is in diameter and how to cut it down in steps?

Anton